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| Marshall VP Larry Price, Justus Williams, GM Maurice Ashley |
Friday night, the Marshall gave a party for Justus Williams, to celebrate his breaking the record for youngest African American master. He made 2200 at 12 years old, breaking Kassa Korley's record of 15.
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| Katie and Brian, the filmmakers responsible for the upcoming Brooklyn Castle, came out to film the party |
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| Matthew and Kenneth play blitz. Polly Wright is behind them. |
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| Mitch Fitzko and Isaac Barayev |
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| Shaun Smith is standing, CIS instructors Laura Ross and Jeff Kelleher are sitting in the background, 318 kids between them. |
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| Galvin plays Randy. Isaac and Shaun Smith watch. |
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| Russ Makovsky, who runs NYC Chess, Inc, and Marshall VP Larry Price |
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| Larry gives the nicest speech ever about Justus: "I've seen the future of chess, and it is Justus Williams." |
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| James Black, Adia Onyango, and John Galvin |
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| Shaun Smith |
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Congratulations Justus!!
ReplyDeleteReally nice photos of everyone at the Marshall!!.
When can we expect to see the Chess Movie.!..Soon I hope.
-Cecile
It's almost finished! Katie has sent rough cuts to film festivals and is waiting to hear back, but I think she + team are aiming for the beginning of April.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Justus ... looking forward to the film!
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